Bottle-stopper.



No. 633,!69. Patented Sept. 19, I899.

F. G. STUART.

BOTTLE STUPPEB.

(Application 'filed June 17, 1899.)

, (No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

FRANCIS G. STUART, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF'IO ALEXANDER HAZARD, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,169, datedSeptember 19, 1899.

Application filed June 17, 1899. Serial No. 720,922. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS G. STUART, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philade1phia,State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvementin Bottle-Stoppers,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a bottle-stopper provided with means forcausing the plug or stopper proper to seat itself firmly anduniformly'on the mouth of a bottle regardless of inequalities in thelatter.

It also consists in providing the stopper with a lock of novelconstruction, as will be hereinafter described.

Figures 1 and 2 represent views of opposite sides of a bottle-stopperembodying my invention. Fig; 3 represents a vertical section on line a:m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a neck of a bottle of ordinaryconstruction. B designates a band which encircles said neck below theshoulder 0 thereof and has rising therefrom the arms D and E.

F designates the cap of the stopper, the same being connected with thearm E by the knuckle F, whereby said cap is hinged to said arm.

G designates a plug or stopper proper, formed of cork or other suitablematerial, which is connected with the plate H, the latter being attachedto the cap F by means of the headed pin J, whose lower end is secured tosaid plate H and whose upper end is secured to said cap, the opening inthe latter being sufficiently large to permit said'pin to roll therein.

K designates springs through whosecrowns or centers passes the pin J,the ends of said springs bearing against the plate H, it now being seenthat the plug G is permitted to oscillate on the cap F and so conform toany inequality or irregularity in the mouth of the bottle, whereby itwill be firmly or properly seated on said mouth, forming a tight joint,it being noticed that as the pin J is movable in its connection witlrthecap F the plug is whose lockwork is adapted to be thrown back by theaction of a suitable key, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

P designates a dog having serrations on its sides for engagement withthe nose of the bolt N, said dog being pivotally connected with the capF, as at Q, and depends therefrom, it being noticed that the upper wallof the lock-casing has an opening R therein, whereby said dog may entersaid casing.

In order to cause the automatic opening of the stopper, I employ thespring S, which is connected with the axis of the hinge of the cap andbears against the adjacent portions or leaves of the same, so as toelevate said cap when released, as shown in Fig. 3.

The operation is as followsz'ln order to close and lock the bottle, thecap is depressed to full extent and the dog D enters the lockcasing andits nose engages with the bolt N, as shown in Fig. 1, it being evidentthat the bottle is now closed and cannot be opened unless by theemployment of the key. hen, however, it is desired to open thebottle,-the key is applied, whereby the bolt is withdrawn from the dog,and as the cap is no longer controlled by the lock, but is subjected tothe action of the spring S,it immediately flies open and the contents ofthe bottle may be poured out, as usual. \Vhen the cap is restored to itsnormal position, it is again locked by the action of the bolt N and thedog D, as in the previous case.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bottle-stopper consisting of a cap, a plug and means for connectingsaid plug with said cap to permit oscillation of said plug, said meansconsisting of a plate to which said plug is attached, a pin secured tosaid plate and freely connected with said cap, and a spring interposedbetween said cap and plate which is interposed between said cap and plugand moun ted on said pin and adapted to exert a downward pressure on thelatter.

In a bottle-stopper consisting of a stop per member proper and a memberfor connecting the same with a bottle, a lockwork attachable toonemember, means on the other member adapted to be engaged by said work anda spring bearing against said stopper member for throwing up the samewhen said lockwork is operated to release said means.

4. A band connectible with a bottle, arms rising therefrom, a cappivoted to one arm, a lock having its case secured to the other arm, anda plug and a dog pendent from said cap, said case having an openingadapted to receive said dog and also a keyhole.

5. A band connectihle with a bottle, arms rising therefrom, a cappivoted to one arm, a lock having its case secured to the other arm, anda stopper and a dog pendent from said cap, said case having an openingadapted to receive said dog and also a keyhole, and a spring bearingagainst said cap for throwing up the same when said dog is unlocked.

6. In a bottle-stopper, a cap, an oscillating plugconneoted therewith, aspring interposed between said cap and plugandbearingdownwardly on thelatter, a band connectible with the bottle, arms rising from said band,a lock having its case secured to one of said arms, the other arm havingsaid cap hinged to it, and a dog pendent from said cap, the case of saidlock having an opening therein to receive said dog and also a keyhole.

7. In a bottle-stopper, a cap, an oscillating plug connected therewith,aspringinterposed between said cap and plug and bearing downwardly onthe latter, a band connectible with the bottle, arms rising from saidband, a lock having its ease secured to one of said arms, the other armhaving said cap hinged to it, a dog pendent from said cap, the case ofsaid lock having an opening therein to receive said dog and also akeyhole, and a spring connected with said cap bearing upwardly toelevate the same and said plug when said dogis unlocked.

FRANCIS G. STUART.

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J 01m A. WIEDERsHEIM, WM. (tmnn WIEDERsHEIM.

